Waumandee ( ) is a town in Buffalo County in the

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. The population was 472 at the 2010 census. The census-designated place of Waumandee is located in the town. The ghost town that was

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is located in the town.

Etymology

The name ''Waumandee'' is an anglicization of the

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word , meaning "war eagle." The town was most likely named for a

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village leader known as both "War Eagle" and "Black Dog" who signed the

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in 1825 under the name "Wa-man-de-tun-ka."

Geography

Waumandee is located south of the center of Buffalo County. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.58%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 515 people, 181 households, and 131 families residing in the town. The

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was 11.8 people per square mile (4.5/km²). There were 198 housing units at an average density of 4.5 per square mile (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.64%

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, 0.78% Native American, 0.58% from other races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population. There were 181 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were

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living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.36. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $38,375, and the median income for a family was $48,250. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $21,964 for females. The

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for the town was $17,214. About 3.0% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the

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, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Buildings and structures

Harmonia Hall Harmonia Hall is a meeting hall in Waumandee, Wisconsin which was originally used by the Harmonie Gesellschaft, a group of German and Swiss Freethinkers. The Harmonie Gesellschaft, founded in Waumandee 1861, built the hall in 1890 for the group's ...

Notable people

Donald Sankey Farner Donald Sankey Farner (May 2, 1915 Waumandee, Wisconsin – May 18, 1988) was an American ornithologist. He received his BS from Hamline University, and his MA and PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served in the Navy's Medical Serv ...

, ornithologist * Edwin F. Ganz, farmer, newspaper editor, and Wisconsin State Representative *

Alphonse Roy Lejk Alphonse Roy "Al" Lejk (February 12, 1911 – July 28, 1995) was an American politician who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953, representing the 2nd legislative district of Minnesota in the 56th and 57th Minnesota L ...

, Minnesota State Representatives

References

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